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SE Asian countries strive to improve zoo management
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Animal conservation: Indonesia Safari Park (TSI) director Jansen Manansang (second right) takes a picture with South East Asian Zoos Association (SEAZA) president Phan Viet Lam (right) and former SEAZA presidents, Sophon Dumnui (left) and Bernard Harison (second left) on the sidelines of a recent conference in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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ndonesia and other Southeast Asian countries have committed themselves to improving the management of zoos across the region, including in animal breeding techniques.
Indonesia Safari Park (TSI) director Jansen Manansang said zoo representatives from Indonesia and member countries of the South East Asian Zoos Association (SEAZA) had discussed conservation efforts, animal welfare and ethics improvement and sustainable zoo visitor education programs in their five-day conference in Cisarua, Bogor, West Java, recently.
As an institution, Jansen said, SEAZA continuously strove to develop and push forward both the management of animals and changes in animal breeding techniques through conservation programs.
“The conference aims to monitor what SEAZA members have done for animals,” he said on the sidelines of the conference, which took place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4.
Around 300 delegation members, who comprised animal experts and zoo administrators from 21 countries in Asia, the UK and the US, attended the 24th SEAZA conference.
“We are responsible not only for taking good care of our animals but also to educate the millions of people visiting SEAZA member zoos in sustainable ways on how they should behave,” said Jansen.
The TSI is a conservation institution awarded with Grade A status by the Environment and Forestry Ministry, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and universities. The TSI has been praised for its successful efforts in conserving wildlife animals, especially Indonesian endemic species, among others.
The TSI is one of 70 SEAZA members, which comprise animal conservation associations and zoos.
SEAZA president Phan Viet Lam said the association was ready to give assistance to its members that might need it. The Philippines would host the 25th SEAZA conference in 2017, he added. (ebf)
